Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 23, 1979

Transcript:

Honey: Finish the memoirs, Barney? Man: Yup. Pulled an all-nighter. Honey: How's it turn out? Man: Indochina is devastated and he leaves office a hero. Henry Kissinger: I trust you've all finished my memoirs by now. Are there any questions or comments? Man: I've got a question on the Cambodia section, Professor Kissinger. Man: Me, too, doc. There's a part in here I don't understand. Man: I'd like to know about your recent meetin in Peking with Prince Shanouk... it's been reported that you tried to persuade Shanouk to refute the charges leveled at you in the new book about your bombing of Cambodia... Kissinger: What of it? Man: Well, apparently sir, far from refuting them, the Prince told the author that his book would "enable future historians to write objectively about Cambodia's history"! Kissinger: I will not respond to book blurbs, Mr. Perkins! Shanouk's view of history has always been notoriously erratic and self-serving! Man: But if his word is so suspect, then why did you seek corroboration from him? Kissinger: As a courtesy. I was in town. Man: Found it! "History, if it is to be effective, must be negotiated in absolute secrecy."